BackgroundGlaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness globally and for decades, Molteno and Ahmed glaucoma implants, operating on different mechanisms, have been used to treat complicated glaucoma with varying success.ObjectiveTo assess the safety and efficacy of the Molteno glaucoma implant (MGI) versus the Ahmed glaucoma valve (AGV) in

The genome sequence of Rickettsia felis revealed a number of rickettsial genetic anomalies that likely contribute not only to a large genome size relative to other rickettsiae, but also to phenotypic oddities that have confounded the categorization of R.felis as either typhus group (TG) or spotted fever group (SFG) rickettsiae.Most intriguing was t

Using Kentucky as a case study, the research described in this paper examines efforts to provide equality of educational opportunity.Standards based educational reform has produced myriad data on student achievement that are used by educators, policy analysts, legislators, and researchers to discern progress.This research makes use of multiple sour

Objective: To develop tobacco control strategies by analyzing online tobacco marketing information in China.Methods: Using web-crawler software, this study acquired 106,485 pieces of online tobacco marketing information published on 11 different Internet platforms including Weibo, WeChat, Baidu, etc., from January–June 2018.The data were used to

Internet of Things (IoT)-based Indoor localization is the most commonly used system to determine target locations indoors.It applies to various purposes, e.g., indoor navigation, Wooden Dollhouse Accessories asset tracking in warehouse management, and tracking people in hospitals.Distance-based techniques using the Received Signal Strength Indicato